Princeton astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer Jr. (1914-1997) was among the 20th Century’s most visionary scientists. His influences range from founding the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to inspiring the development of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Graduate students and early-career researchers presented findings on a range of topics, from an analysis of the ban on short-selling during the financial crisis, to how to reduce the ecological footprint of fast-growing cities such as Dubai, to designing drugs that target tubercosis.

Princeton University researchers found that the “landscape” for quantum control — a representation of quantum mechanics that allows the dynamics of atoms and molecules to be manipulated — can be unexpectedly simple.